Funds: $47,215

Source: National Landcare Program Phase 2 Smart Farm Small Grants

This project built awareness, knowledge and skills among 200 members and friends of Southern New England Landcare, around four topics that align with natural resource management and sustainable agriculture priorities identified in our Strategic Plan: feral animal control, revegetation, grazing and pasture management, and soil health.

Four major Member Muster events were delivered over a two year period:

1. Climate Change Challenge 1 - Focus on Ferals Forum March 2020
2. Climate Change Challenge 2 - Saving Soil Health and Hydration September and October 2020
3. Climate Change Challenge 3 - Species Selection for Revegetation Success May 2021
4. Climate Change Challenge 4 - Greener Grazing Globally October 2021.

These events hosted special guest speakers and delivered specially designed interactive workshop sessions that focussed on the challenges associated with climate change around each topic. They provided a forum for land managers, extension and nursery staff, and local and state government representatives to exchange ideas, knowledge and techniques, and design ways forward that will be more successful given changing climatic conditions in our region.

The project delivered four extension publications that outline the key outcomes of the events. These are available at the following links:

1. https://snelandcare.org.au/images/PDF/Publications/LLCI_Case_Studies/CS17TheComplexitiesOfPestAnimalControlUnderClimateChange.pdf
2. https://snelandcare.org.au/images/PDF/Publications/LLCI_Case_Studies/CS19_Saving_Soil_Health__Hydration.pdf
3. https://snelandcare.org.au/images/PDF/Publications/LLCI_Case_Studies/CS21_Silvopasture.pdf
4. https://snelandcare.org.au/images/PDF/Publications/LLCI_Case_Studies/CS22_Greener_Grazing.pdf